Nijolė Explained

Nijolė
Gender:	Female
Region:	invented
Name Day:	28 January^[1]

Nijolė is a Lithuanian feminine given name. It is one of the numerous pseudomythological names invented ^[2] in the 19th century by Lithuanian writer Teodor Narbutt for Lithuanian pagan mythology (in his book the name was given in Polish language style "Nijola").^[3] See List of Lithuanian gods and mythological figures for more.

Notable people with the name Nijolė include:

• Nijolė Ambrazaitytė (1939–2016), Lithuanian opera singer and politician
• Nijolė Būraitė (born 1956), Lithuanian painter and painting restorer
• Nijolė Medvedeva (born 1960), Lithuanian long jumper
• Nijolė Oželytė-Vaitiekūnienė (born 1954), Lithuanian actress
• Nijolė Sabaitė (born 1950), Lithuanian middle distance runner
• Nijolė Sadūnaitė (born 1938), Lithuanian Catholic nun and Soviet dissident

Notes and References

1. https://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/lithuania Behind the Name
2. [Bronys Savukynas]
3. Theodor Narbutt, Dzieje staroźytne narodu litewskiego: Mytologia Litewska, 1835, p. 66